Valve mechanism



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VALVE MECHANISM Filed July 29, 1932 4 Sheets-Sheet 4 Patented pr. 16, 1935 i UNITEDSTATES PATENT OFFICE f VALVE MEcnAmsM 2 Adolph Gerlich, Waukegan, Ill.

j 'nppiieat'ion nu'y 1932, serial No. 626,028

y 2 claims. V(c1. 251-167) Figure 2 is va sectional view taken on line'2 2`,

In my application Serial Number 522,846 filed n March` 16, 193 L there issl'jownand describeda valve construction l. ytrliici1- there, is employed one orgmore slidingisleeveaqto cooperate with and"engage'thelateralface or faces of-a valve or a goggle plate, the said sleeves being mounted for sliding movement toward and away vfrom the goggle plate or valve as the valve is openedand closed, andwhichsleeve will not interfere with the backward and forward movements vof the main sections under contraction andexpansion.

In the said' c :onstructio'n howeventhe operating mechanism for the sleeveis located on both sides of the valve or goggle plate,4 thereby presenting objections or .undesirable ,features inthe construction v"and operation thereof f which it yis desired to overcome, as theynot only increase the cost `of manufacture,`but alsoV the amount of labor and 'expense necessary inassembling and installing the same.A .In the present invention all of these objections and diiculties have been overcome, and there is provided an operating mechanism for Athe sliding sleeve which is disposed entirely onone side 0f thefv'alve or goggle plate, softhat no'portion ,y

thereof will extend to the otherside of the plate, fand which construction. will facilitate installation, and materially reduce the cost of manufacture or 'producuen.'. I Y

YAfurther lobject is tol'provide'a structure `of thisfcharacter which the s lidingsleeveand .the operating mechanism therefor will constitute a unitary valve element. i

A further object iste provide in a valve mechanism of this character, improvedf means for water' cooling the same.Y l

To the attainment of these ends andthe accomplishment of other new vand useful objects as will appear, the inventionconsists inv thefeatures of novelty in' substantially theconstruction, combination andarrangementl of the several parts, hereinafter more fully described' and claimedfand'shownin the accompanying drawings .illustrating vthis invention, and in which;

Figure lis a View partly' in elevation, partly in sectionV and partly ,brokenaway ofa valve mechanism of this character constructed in accordance vwith the principles of this invention, showing the goggle platel or valve in an opening position vwith respect to the main or conduit and as taken von line I I, Figure 2, and on a reduced scale. Figure 1A is a view of the goggle plate or valve and a portion of the operating mechanism thereff'or, on a reduced scale.

Figure 1, on' an enlarged scale.

Figure 3 -is a sectional view taken on line 3 3, Figure l, on yan enlarged-scale and with parts omitted.

Figure 4 is a horizontal sectional View taken on line 4 4, Figure 3, on an enlarged scale. Figure 5 is a detail sectional view taken on line 5 5, Figure 4,

Figure 6 Lis a, zdetail sectional view taken on line 6 6, Figure 4.

f Figure 7- is a view similar to Figure 2 of a modified form ofthe invention.

the interior ldiameter of the section I0.

An annular -platejl5 maybe secured in position between the proximate faces of' thef'main section I0 and the member I4, the interior diameter of which plate is considerably less than the interior diameter of the main section andthe vmember I4. This plate forms an abutment for inslating material I6, and brick work or lining .I'I `in the main section, and also the brick work in the ring shaped member.

Securedv to the main section II preferably means of an anchoringflange I1 and suitable fastening bolts I8, is an annular or ring shaped member I9, and disposed between the members I1 and I9' and the end of the section I I is an annular plate or ring 20,1smilar tothe plate I5, and forms 'an abutment Vto insulating material 2| vided with nuts or collars 2'I 2 the ends thereof.

andbrick work -22'in thel mainsection II and spaced from-each other so as to form aspace within which a valve or goggle plate 23 is adapted to swing into an opening and closing position with relation to the flow area of the main section or conduit.

'I'he members I4 and I9 are secured together in any desirable or suitable manner andare maintained in spaced relation to each other pref- ,5 0 erably by means of tie' rods or bolts. 24'passing through abutting portions 25, 26 respectively on the'members I4 Vand I9. Thesev bolts are rpro- 8 -threaded upon ombination and arrangement of the several parts, within the scope of the claims, Without departing from the spirit of this invention.

What is claimed as new istl. A valve for controlling fluid circulating means, said valve comprising a goggle plate, a sleeve slidable upon a main section and into contact with a lateral face of said plate, a stationary abutment carried by said main section, a cylinder supported by said abutment, a piston in the cylinder, a piston rod connected with the piston and extending loosely through said abutment, means securing the piston rod to the said sleeve, a shoulder carried by the piston rod, a resiliently yielding element encompassing said piston rod between said abutment and said shoulder and contacting both, and tending normally to move said sleeve against the goggle plate, and means whereby fluid under pressure maybe admitted into the cylinder to shift the piston and retract said sleeve against the stress of said element.

2. A valve for' controlling fluid circulating means, said valve comprising a goggle plate, a sleeve slidable upon a main section and into contact with a lateral face of said plate, a stationary abutment carried by said main section, a cylinder supported by said abutment, a piston in the cylinder, a. piston rod connected with the piston and extending loosely through said abutment, means securing the piston rod to said sleeve, a shoulder carried by the piston rod, a resiliently yielding element encompassing said piston rod between said abutment and said shoulder and contacting both, and tending normally to move said sleeve against the goggle plate, and means whereby fluid under pressure may be admitted into the cylinder to shift the piston and retract said sleeve against the vstress of said element, said Y abutment and said shoulder being shaped to form a housing enclosing said spring.

ADOLPI-I GERLICH. 

